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Inset: Keith Washington (Harris County Jail). Background: Cops in Houston, Texas, investigate after Washington allegedly murdered his wife at her home in the 14000 block of Cypress Falls Drive (KHOU).
Keith Washington is currently facing murder charges for the death of Tynice Friday in Houston, as confirmed by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The distressing call came in around 10 p.m. when the child informed authorities that his father had fatally shot his mother inside their residence located on the 14000 block of Cypress Falls Drive.
According to deputies, the boy attempted to assist his mother, but she had already succumbed to her injuries by the time they arrived. Investigators have revealed that Washington allegedly fired a shot through a living room window from outside before entering the home to carry out the deadly act.
Authorities noted that Friday had been living in fear for her own safety, citing her husband’s increasingly alarming behavior as the catalyst for her concerns.
“She had been in fear for her safety due to her husband’s recent behavior,” deputies wrote.
Records show Friday filed for divorce in December. Washington had not been living in the home.
Washington fled the home in a silver truck. Using a helicopter, deputies spotted the suspect and later cornered him on a dead-end road where he fired a gunshot out of the truck, cops said. That led to an hourslong standoff with the SWAT team. Eventually, Washington gave himself up.
Cops transported him to the Harris County Jail where he remains without bond.
The suspect had previously been arrested for allegedly assaulting Friday in 2019 when he choked her, according to court records. That case was dropped.
His next court date is set for May 15.